Kingdom of Saudi Arabia executes citizen accused of burning friend alive

Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) executed a citizen who was convicted of burning his friend alive.

The execution of Barakat bin Jibreel Al-Kinani was carried out in the Makkah region on Thursday, the Saudi Ministry of Interior said in a statement.

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December 2022, Al-Kinani killed his 40-year-old friend named Bandar bin Taha Al-Qarhadi. The latter worked as a flight attendant at Saudi Arabian Airlines.

As per media reports, Al-Qarhadi stopped his car on the side of the road in an attempt to settle a long-standing dispute with Al-Kinani.